'Connor' is the true character of Nikolas Cassadine however, he has amnesia and believes that he is Connor Bishop.
'Connor' is the true character of Nikolas Cassadine however, he has amnesia and believes that he is Connor Bishop.
Alcazar: Has the ship arrived?
'Connor': It'll be unloading soon. Military records help?
Alcazar: I found something from your past, but you aren't going to like it.
'Connor': What is it?
Alcazar: You were right about Emily Quartermaine -- you had a connection. She's not ready to let go.
Emily: Is Nikolas here?
Mary: Emily.
Emily: Yeah, that's right, Mary, I know everything. You found Nikolas after his car accident. He needed a doctor and his family and me and you kept him away from everyone he loves most! You made him believe he was a deserter! You stole his entire life! And now, I am here to give it back to him. Connor Bishop is dead, and Nikolas Cassadine is going home with me.
Mary: How long have you known?
Elizabeth: Emily needs some room right now.
Lucky: She's still in love with Nikolas. I know. You know, I should leave her alone and let her grieve, but, Elizabeth, I can’t. I just -- I -- if Nikolas were alive, I’d just --
Elizabeth: He is.
Lucky: What?
Elizabeth: Nikolas is alive.
Lucky: You know what? Someone made a mistake.
Elizabeth: No, no --
Lucky: They told you.
Elizabeth: No, okay? I promise you this is the truth. Emily told me. She has seen him.
Lucky: Emily's seen Nikolas?
Elizabeth: Nikolas suffered some sort of head trauma. He doesn't remember who he is and Emily’s afraid to tell him because she thinks he might react the same way Jason did and push all the people away who love him.
Lucky: Nikolas is my brother. How could Emily not tell me?
Elizabeth: Honey, she knows you well enough to realize that you'd want to go straight to Nikolas with the truth.
Lucky: Yeah, of course I do. We've been grieving for no reason! Nikolas has an entire family waiting to help him.
Elizabeth: But you can’t.
Lucky: But Nikolas is my brother.
Elizabeth: But he doesn't know that. You see, Nikolas thinks -- okay, get this. Nikolas thinks he's an ex-marine named Connor Bishop.
Lucky: Who?
Elizabeth: Oh, God, this is so surreal. A woman named Mary Bishop found him after the accident.
Lucky: Mary Bishop? Yeah, yeah, I met her a couple of times.
Elizabeth: Yeah.
Lucky: She works with Emily at the hospital.
Elizabeth: Right, so Mary found him after the accident, and when he woke up without a memory, she convinced him that he was her husband.
Lucky: Why?
Elizabeth: Because the real Connor Bishop died in Iraq, and Emily thinks that Mary couldn't handle the loneliness, so she just latched on to Nikolas as a substitute.
Lucky: And Nikolas honestly buys into this?
Elizabeth: Well, why would he think that Mary’s lying? I mean, she has her husband's entire life just ready and waiting for Nikolas to step into.
Lucky: How could Emily know about this and not stop it?
Elizabeth: Okay, just for a second think about how Emily feels. She's dying to tell Nikolas, she wants to scream it from the rooftops that he's alive, but is unable to for fear that it might traumatize him and send him into Mary’s arms for good.
Lucky: Well, the truth is going to come out sometime.
Elizabeth: Yeah, well, Emily was going to wait for Nikolas' memory to return on its own, but now Mary wants to get pregnant, so she has no other choice but to tell Nikolas the truth about who he is.
Emily: I was in Mexico when you were there, Mary. We stayed at the same hotel.
Mary: You saw us in Mexico?
Emily: Yeah. Nikolas told me that his name was Connor Bishop and that he was there on his second honeymoon. I wanted so badly to tell him the truth, Mary, but I didn't want to shock or disorient him. I didn't want to mess with his head, unlike you!
Mary: It was never my intention to hurt him.
Emily: You saw that a part of me died with Nikolas. I mean, you listened to me grieving, you sympathized! You consoled me! You pretended to be my friend, and all the while, you were lying to Nikolas!
Mary: It was not my intention.
Emily: But his memory was gone and he was hurt from the accident and you preyed on him. You took advantage of his injury. You kept Nikolas isolated from everything he knew, everyone he loved while you tried to, what, remake him --
Mary: Okay -- no --
Emily: And turn him into the husband you --
Mary: No, I didn't plan this, Emily! I was home alone in the house that night --
Nikolas gasps.
Nikolas: Who are you?
Mary: I'm your -- wife.
Emily: You -- don't --
Mary: Know how to stop!
Emily: Don't pretend that you are some innocent bystander. You actively stole a man's life. You had a million chances, Mary, to tell Nikolas the truth, but you kept on using him to ease your own loneliness. You are no better than a kidnapper.
Mary: I wanted him to be happy.
Emily: He was happy -- with me, Mary. But you took that from us. You stole the love of my life.
Alcazar: Emily Quartermaine is in love with you, and she has been since before you were injured.
'Connor': Well -- what? She -- Emily never told me that. She introduced herself to me in Mexico when I was on my honeymoon with Mary, but she -- she didn't say anything.
Alcazar: She said nothing about the past?
'Connor': No, no, not at all. I -- I thought our friendship was new, that everything was happening for the first time. So has she been -- has she been lying to me for weeks?
Alcazar: Look, it's -- it's a lot more complicated than that.
'Connor': How much does Mary know about my connection with her?
Alcazar: Everything.
'Connor': So -- so she lied, as well?
Alcazar: Look, all I can figure is that Emily’s family has money and power. Mary's afraid that you'd feel restless and that you would find Emily’s life more exciting and glamorous.
'Connor': So, Emily told me to follow my feelings and be true to myself. And that's what led me away from Mary, but you know what? I will not allow Emily to jeopardize my marriage, okay? I won't hurt Mary again.
Alcazar: Look, don't be so hard on yourself. Your past life is a black hole. You've been looking to fill it in.
'Connor': Yeah, and some people aren't above taking advantage of that, I guess.
Alcazar: Why don't you go home? Hey. Why don't you go home, just work things out?
'Connor': All right, I will. Thanks.
Emily: Look, do you think your loss, what, gives you the right to steal Nikolas? I mean, to make his family grieve, to make us go to his funeral, to speak at his memorial, to try to move on with our lives --
Mary: My husband is dead, Emily. I spoke at a memorial, too. He died in a battlefield in Iraq. I don't know what happened to him. I don't know what his injuries were. I can only imagine, and I did -- I'd lay awake at night and I’d imagine that he was in terrible pain for God knows how long.
Emily: Yeah. I'm sorry about Connor, but it still didn't give you the right to take Nikolas.
Mary: You're right, Emily! But I was in this house all alone, living with these ghosts of the life that we had and how it was taken away. I was going out of my mind with grief, and then this man shows up on my doorstep! He was Connor’s age and he -- he didn't remember who he was. He needed me.
Emily: He needed help, Mary. He needed his family, his friends, his fiancée!
Mary: I told myself that he had cope to replace my husband. My mind was so full of thoughts about Connor, I couldn't see anything else. I -- I was going out of my mind with -- with grief and then this miracle happened. Tell me you can't understand. Tell me you wouldn't have done the same.
Alexis: Hello, Connor.
'Connor': Before you say anything else, I already know about me and Emily.
'Connor': I know Emily and I didn't just meet. She's been in love with me for a long time.
Alexis: Well, where did you hear that?
'Connor': From my employer.
Alexis: Who's your employer?
'Connor': Lorenzo Alcazar.
Alexis: You're working for Lorenzo Alcazar?
'Connor': That's right. He has connections, did some investigating, and found out Emily knew me before the injury even though she acted as if we just met.
Alexis: Lorenzo Alcazar is a very dishonest man. He makes his money from breaking laws and manipulating people. You honestly can't trust a word out of his mouth.
'Connor': And I should trust you? Someone I barely know who could be lying on Emily’s behalf?
Alexis: How well do you know Lorenzo Alcazar? Does he strike you as a person who makes his living doing good works? Let me ask you something -- why would a man as powerful as Alcazar cultivate a relationship with a stranger who has no memory? Maybe he's using you. That's exactly what he's doing.
Mary: Nikolas was torn. Part of him wanted to know about his past. The other part of him -- he was afraid that it would jeopardize his life with me.
Emily: His life with you is a lie, Mary!
Mary: You won't even try to understand how any of this happened!
Emily: You convinced yourself that Nikolas didn't want to go back. This isn't about him, Mary, this is about you! Everything you did -- everything you said was about making your life better! To hell with Nikolas Cassadine or what he might want or need, who he might love --
Mary: That's not true! He loves me! He was the one who chose to renew his vows to me.
Emily: All he had was you, Mary! What else did he know? You closed off every other door!
Mary: When you have a hole in your heart, Emily, you don't stop to think! You just -- you just look for something to fill it! And I know you know what I’m talking about because you're doing the same thing right now with Nikolas' brother, Lucky.
'Connor': I guess you know who I am.
Lucky: Yeah. Yeah, I do.
'Connor': Yeah. Connor Bishop.
Lucky: Lucky Spencer.
'Connor': Yeah. Yeah, you're Nikolas' brother, right? Sorry about what happened. I'm sure that you miss him.
Lucky: Yeah, I do.
'Connor': Yeah. I'm sure that Emily told you a little bit about me.
Lucky: She said it was complicated.
'Connor': Yeah. Look -- look, I'm married, okay? I -- I have a good life. I'm not interested in pursuing anything with Emily. There was something that we had at one point, but it was all based on lies.
Lucky: I don't know about that.
'Connor': It doesn't -- it doesn't matter. It's over. I know that you like her, okay? So I won't get in your way.
Elizabeth: So I guess Emily hasn't told him yet, huh?
Lucky: Yeah, I realized that in time.
Elizabeth: God, it must have been so hard for you not to say anything just so Emily could be the one to do it.
Lucky: That's not why I didn't tell him.
Mary: You saw what happens when you push him too hard. The hypnosis was upsetting to Connor.
Emily: His name is Nikolas, Mary.
Mary: But he thinks he's Connor Bishop. That's his reality, and he's happy! And I think you know that in your heart, Emily. Otherwise, you would have told him the truth long ago.
Emily: No, I haven't wanted to confuse him.
Mary: And it would have. Because he told you he loves me.
Emily: If Nikolas knew the truth from the start, Mary, he'd be connecting the fragments of his memory. The pieces of his past would be fitting together. But the lies you've told him don't make sense. Nothing fits. That's why I haven't told him the truth. It might be too much of a shock.
Mary: And you don't want to upset him.
Emily: You've upset him enough.
Mary: I would do anything for Connor. He knows that. I made him safe. I brought him back from the darkness. You can call it an accident or fate or an answer to my prayer. But the only truth that really matters is that he loves me. And if you really love him as much as you say you do, you'll let him stay with me.
Emily: Like hell I will.
Lucky: I looked into Nikolas' eyes and realized his old life doesn't exist. He actually believes he's Connor and he's -- he's happy.
Elizabeth: He was happy with Emily.
Lucky: Yeah, but what if Nikolas is like Jason and he can't remember? Maybe if Emily forces the truth on him, he'll choose the life that he's in, and the wife he has.
Elizabeth: Why are you saying this? How could you not want your brother back, Lucky?
Lucky: No, I -- Elizabeth, I do. I just want a chance with Emily.
Emily: I know what you're up to. You're trying to get pregnant. Don't waste your time trying to deny it. I heard you with Dr. Meadows. And I am telling you I will be damned in my grave before I let you trap Nikolas like that. He hears the truth tonight.
Mary: I realize you're mad, but --
Emily: Mad? Mary --
Mary: If you drop this bombshell on Nikolas, you'll blow his whole life apart.
Emily: This isn't his life, Mary! It's some twisted fantasy of yours!
Mary: You haven't lived with him since the accident. The head injury that he suffered is real. If you force the truth on him now, you could push him too far and do lasting damage. Do you really hate him with me that much that you would take that risk?
Emily: You're trying to scare me. It's not going to work.
Mary: Even if he does believe you -- even if he accepts that he is Nikolas Cassadine, then what, Emily? He starts from square one; starting all over again with a stranger, because that's who you are to him, Emily. Your life with Nikolas never existed to him. The only reality he knows is his life here with me.
Emily: It's a lie.
Mary: Not to Nikolas. I'll be his only memory; the only woman he really loves.
Door opens.